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outstanding dues in respect of Auxiliary Membership must be paid. Any application
for re-instatement of Full Membership must be accompanied by payment of any dues
outstanding.

5. Audit
The auditor appointed at the Annual General Meeting shall examine and report on the
accounts of the Society.

RULE 7 – DISPUTES
A dispute between Members over a matter concerning magic or appertaining thereto shall on
the written request of the members concerned be referred to Arbitration by the Management
Committee. A preliminary meeting of the parties shall first be held for the purposes of
nominating the Arbitrator(s) and dealing with the method of procedure, time for presentation
of any necessary documents and the discussion of matters generally to enable the dispute to be
brought to a hearing and decision. The findings of the Arbitrator shall, after notification to the
parties, be kept on file for future reference, and, if appropriate, published in the “Key Ring”.

RULE 8 – REGIONAL GROUPS

1. The Ring encourages Members to meet together in Regional Groups
i. To further Objects of the Ring as set out in Rule 3 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) and (v)
ii. To persuade magicians in the particular Region to become Ring Members
iii. To make known to the public the international status of the International
Brotherhood of Magicians
2. Only Ring Members may belong to a Regional Group
3. A Regional Group, once formed, much notify the Executive Secretary of its creation
4. Each Group is to be known as I.B.M. Ring No. 25 followed by a suitable Regional
Group description
5. Each Group is to make its own decisions as to the regularity of meetings, the venue for
meetings and in all respects to be self administered
6. Regional Groups are encouraged to send reports of their meetings to the Editor of the
“Key Ring” to be published therein.

RULE 9 – ALTERATION OF RULES
New Rules and alterations to existing Rules may only be made at an Annual General Meeting
or Special General Meeting except that the Council is empowered to amend the amount of the
entrance fee and annual subscription at any time as it thinks fit and to publish this decision in
the “Key Ring” at least two months before the commencement of the subscription year. Any
proposed alteration and/or addition to the Rules shall be notified to members at least one month
prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

RULE 10 – GENERAL
These Rules shall become operative on their adoption by the Ring and such adoption shall
cancel all previous Rules and amendments to those Rules. These Rules are published and
available in the Members’ restricted area of the Ring’s website in lieu of issuing printed copies
but any Member not having access to the website may request a printed copy from the
Executive Secretary free of charge. The Management Committee shall have power to decide
any matter not specifically provided for in these Rules and to give decisions as to the
interpretation of any Rule (with the assistance of the Honorary Solicitor if called upon) should
the occasion arise.

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